The Salvation
Army of Sacramento will hold its annual Christmas Distribution at Cal Expo
on Monday, handing out food boxes and toys to needy families from the Sacramento
region. More than 2,000 families will receive the holiday assistance
that day.

At
the distribution, more than 12,000 toys and 2,000 food boxes will be given
out.

Along with the event at Cal Expo,
The Salvation Army has helped an additional 2,000 Sacramento families with
food boxes this Christmas season. In a partnership with the California
Highway Patrol and Sacramento Sheriff’s Department, those families received
the food items through their respective holiday assistance programs. WHO: The
Salvation Army staff and nearly 200 volunteers will be on hand.